SUPER MICRO Computer X8STI-3F, X8STI-F, X8STI-LN4 user manual

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Chapter 1: Introduction

The WPCM450 communicates with onboard components via six SMBus interfaces, fan control, Platform Environment Control Interface (PECI) buses, and General Purpose I/O (3SGPIO) ports.

The WPCM450 also includes the following features:

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One X-Bus parallel interface for expansion I/O connections

Three ADC inputs, Analog and Digital Video outputs

Two serial for boundary scan and debug

Note: For more information on IPMI conﬁguration, please refer to the Embedded IPMI User's Guide posted on our website @ http://www.super- micro.com/support/manuals/.

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Contents X8STi X8STi-F X8STi-3F X8STi-LN4 Page About This Motherboard Manual Organization PrefaceConventions Used in the Manual Asia-Paciﬁc Contacting SupermicroHeadquarters EuropeTable of Contents Vii Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Overview ChecklistMotherboard X8STi-3F Image Motherboard Layout Important Notes to the UserX8STi/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 Jumpers X8STi/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 Quick ReferenceConnector Description X8STi/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 Headers/ConnectorsLED X8STi/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 LED IndicatorsSata Connections Motherboard FeaturesKeyboard/Mouse SAS Connections for the X8STi-3F onlyIntegrated Ipmi 2.0 for the X8STi-F/X8STi-3F only USB DevicesFan Control CPU MonitoringDimmchb X8STi/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 System Block DiagramChipset Overview Features of the LGA 1366 Processor and the X58 ChipsetPC Health Monitoring Power Conﬁguration SettingsMain Switch Override Mechanism Power SupplySlow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator Bios Support for USB KeyboardSuper I/O Page X8STi/X8STi-F/X8STi-3F/X8STi-LN4 User’s Manual Unpacking PrecautionsStatic-Sensitive Devices Socket Clip Load Plate Plastic Cap Processor and Heatsink InstallationInstalling an LGA 1366 Processor CPU Socket Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink #SNK-P0037 Removing the Heatsink Mounting the Motherboard into the Chassis Installation InstructionsSame bank Installing and Removing the Memory ModulesInstalling & Removing DIMMs Installing and Removing DDR3 MemoryMemory Support Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability Back Panel Connectors and IO Ports Connectors/IO PortsKeyboard ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse PortsMouse Front Panel USB 2/3, 4/5, 6 Pin Deﬁnitions Universal Serial Bus USBLAN Ports Pin Deﬁnition Ethernet PortsSerial Ports Video Connector Front Control Panel JF1 Header PinsNMI Button Power LEDFront Control Panel Pin Deﬁnitions NIC1/NIC2/NIC3*/NIC4* LEDs *NIC3/NIC4 X8STi-LN4 HDD LED/UID SwitchOverheat OH/Fan Fail/Blue UID LED Power Fail LEDPower Button Reset ButtonATX Main PWR & CPU PWR Connectors Connecting CablesChassis Intrusion Fan HeadersSpeaker Internal BuzzerNIC3LED/NIC4LED X8STi-LN4 Only Overheat/Fan Fail LEDPower Supply I2C Connector Onboard Power LEDSgpio 0/1 & 3-SGPIO 0/1 Headers Alarm ResetButton X8STi-3F only Wake-On-LANUnit Identiﬁer Switches Power Supply FailureExplanation of Jumpers Jumper SettingsLAN Port Enable/Disable Cmos Clear Watch Dog Enable/DisableVGA Enable PCI SlotSMB EnableUSB Wake-Up SAS RAID Mode Select X8STi-3F Only SAS Enable/Disable X8STi-3F OnlyJBMC1 X8STi-F/X8STi-3F Only Ipmi Dedicated LAN LEDs X8STi-F/ X8STi-3F Only Onboard IndicatorsLAN 1/LAN 2 LEDs SAS Heartbeat LED X8STi-3F Only SAS Activity LED X8STi-3F OnlyBMC Heartbeat LED UID-LED SATA/SAS Connections SAS for X8STi- 3F only SATA/SAS and Floppy Drive ConnectionsFloppy Connector No Video Troubleshooting ProceduresBefore Power On No PowerLosing the System’s Setup Conﬁguration Technical Support ProceduresMemory Errors Question What type of memory does my motherboard support? Frequently Asked QuestionsQuestion How do I update my BIOS? Question Whats on the CD that came with my motherboard? Returning Merchandise for ServiceIntroduction Starting Bios Setup UtilityHow To Change the Conﬁguration Data How to Start the Setup Utility Main SetupSystem Memory System Time/System DateProcessor Xboot Feature Advanced Setup ConﬁgurationsXProcessor & Clock Options Active Processor Cores Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPUClock Spread Spectrum ~ 3 Core Ratio Limit Intel Eist TechnologyIntel Turbo Boost Conﬁguration Turbo Ratio Limit Program Core Ratio LimitQPI Links Speed XAdvanced Chipset ControlXqpi and IMC Conﬁguration C1E SupportMemory Frequency Memory ModeQPI Frequency QPI L0s and L1Throttling Open Loop Inlet TemperatureTemperature Rise High Performance Event TimerUSB Functions Active State Power ManagementIntel VT-d Intel I/OATXide / Floppy Conﬁguration Block Multi-Sector Transfer LBA/Large ModePIO Mode DMA ModeClear Nvram XPCI/PnP ConﬁgurationA.R.T. For Hard disk drives Bit Data TransferXSuper IO Device Conﬁguration XRemote Access Conﬁguration XHardware Health Conﬁguration CPU Temperature Xacpi Conﬁguration Xipmi Conﬁguration X8STi-F/X8STi-3F Only Abled BMC Watch Dog Timer ActionSet PEF Conﬁguration Mark all events as read BMC WatchDog TimeOut MinSecXEvent Log Conﬁguration View Event LogChange Supervisor Password Security SettingsSupervisor Password User PasswordBoot Sector Virus Protection Boot ConﬁgurationXBoot Device Priority XCD/DVD Drives Exit OptionsXHard Disk Drives XRemovable DrivesDiscard Changes Load Optimal DefaultsLoad Fail-Safe Defaults Discard Changes and ExitRecoverable Post Error Beep Codes Appendix a Post Error Beep CodesPage Installing the Windows OS to a RAID System Appendix B Installing the Windows OSInstalling the Windows OS to a Non-RAID System Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen Installing DriversConﬁguring Supero Doctor Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II Remote Control